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Noun: Indian pipe  in-dee-un pIp
  1. Small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
    "The ghostly Indian pipe stood out against the dark forest floor";
    - waxflower, Monotropa uniflora

Derived forms: Indian pipes

Type of: wild flower, wildflower

Part of: genus Monotropa, Monotropa

Encyclopedia: Indian pipe